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Ukrainian LGBT refugees plan to wed in UK
Yulia and Tetiana, who have been together for 10 years, said they had wanted to tie the knot for a long time.
However same-sex marriages and civil partnerships are not recognised in Ukraine.
The couple have settled in Derbyshire and said they felt closer and more together than they could be back in Ukraine.
"We are going to do the only thing you can't do in Ukraine. We are going to get married," said Tetiana.
"Because we are a same-sex couple, here in Britain we are somehow closer and more together than we could be back in Ukraine.
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